Physician Compare. Virtual Office Hour Session. January 22, 2015

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1 Physician Compare Virtual Office Hour Session January 22, 2015 Alesia Hovatter Health Policy Analyst Division of Electronic and Clinician Quality Quality Measurement and Health Assessment Group Center for Clinical Standards and Quality Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

2 Disclaimers This presentation was current at the time it was published or uploaded onto the web. Medicare policy changes frequently so links to the source documents have been provided within the document for your reference. This presentation was prepared as a tool to assist providers and is not intended to grant rights or impose obligations. Although every reasonable effort has been made to assure the accuracy of the information within these pages, the ultimate responsibility for the correct submission of claims and response to any remittance advice lies with the provider of services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) employees, agents, and staff make no representation, warranty, or guarantee that this compilation of Medicare information is error-free and will bear no responsibility or liability for the results or consequences of the use of this guide. This publication is a general summary that explains certain aspects of the Medicare Program, but is not a legal document. The official Medicare Program provisions are contained in the relevant laws, regulations, and rulings. CPT only copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Applicable FARS\DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein. 2

3 Welcome Purpose of the Session Overview of Agenda 3

4 Overview of Physician Compare Two- Fold Purpose Encourage consumers to make informed choices Incentivize physicians to maximize performance 4

5 Overview of Physician Compare CMS repurposed the Medicare.gov Healthcare Provider Directory into Physician Compare Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) as the underlying data source Ability to search by location and specialty Basic contact and demographic information 5

6 Overview of Physician Compare Improved Database Intelligent Search Functionality PECOS Medicare Claims Physician Compare Database 6

7 Physician Compare Data Inclusion criteria for Physician Compare Individual Health Care Professionals (HCPs) must: Be in approved status in PECOS Provide at least one practice location address Have at least one specialty noted in PECOS Have submitted a Medicare claim within the last 12 months or be newly enrolled in PECOS within the last 6 months Group Practices must: Be an approved Medicare provider Have a Legal Business Name Have a valid mailing address Have a Tax Identification Number (TIN) Have at least two health care professionals submit a Medicare claim under the group s TIN within the last 12 months or be newly enrolled in PECOS within the last 6 months 7

8 Physician Compare Data Primary information from PECOS and claims For Individual HCPs: First and Last Name Specialty Addresses/phone numbers Group practice affiliation Medicare Assignment status Gender Education For Group Practices: Legal Business Name and/or Doing Business As (DBA) name, if available Practice Locations Addresses/phone numbers Affiliated HCPs Specialties Medicare Assignment status 8

9 Physician Compare Data Practice Locations Cross-reference PECOS and Medicare claims data Hospital Affiliation Self-report Inpatient hospital claims Outpatient hospital claims Physician and ancillary service claims 9

10 Physician Compare Data American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Board Certification and Residency Information Database compiled by Elsevier in cooperation with ABMS for questions about the board certification information on your profile pages 10

11 Physician Compare Data Medicare Assignment Group practices and HCPs identify their status when they enroll in Medicare Medicare Assignment Icons Accepts Medicare Assignment May Accept Medicare Assignment Icon display on Physician Compare Depends on group practice and/or individual HCP s PECOS enrollment 11

12 Physician Compare Data Downloadable Database General information and Medicare quality program participation for individual HCPs 2013 Physician Quality Report System (PQRS) Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) performance rates 12

13 Quality Measure Data Date of Publication Rule PQRS GPROs ACOs Patient Experience of Care Measures Individual Eligible Professionals (EPs) February Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule 2012 Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP) Final Rule 2012 PQRS GPRO measures collected via the Web Interface Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) measures only 2012 ACO measures collected via the Web Interface for Medicare Shared Savings Program (SSP) & Pioneer ACOs Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) measures only N/A N/A 13

14 Quality Measure Data Date of Publication Rule PQRS GPROs ACOs Patient Experience of Care Measures Individual Eligible Professionals (EPs) December Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule 2013 PQRS GPRO measures collected via the Web Interface DM and CAD 2013 ACO measures collected via the Web Interface DM and CAD 2013 Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) for ACOs Group practices of 100 or more EPs reporting via Web Interface - Not technically feasible N/A CMS will administer data collection 14

15 Physician Compare Website Demo 15

16 Public Reporting by Year Date of Publication Rule PQRS GPROs ACOs Patient Experience of Care Measures Individual Eligible Professionals (EPs) Late 2015* 2014 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule 2014 PQRS GPRO measures collected via the Web Interface All measures 2014 PQRS GPRO data collected via Registry and EHR Sub-set of Measures 2014 ACO measures collected via the Web Interface All measures 3 claims-based and 1 administrative claims measure 2014 CAHPS for PQRS and CAHPS for ACOs Group practices of EPs reporting via a CMSapproved certified survey vendor Group practices of 100 or more EPs reporting via the Web Interface or other CMS-approved tool or interface CMS will administer data collection for GPROs participating via the Web Interface and ACOs 2014 PQRS measures collected through an EHR, Registry, or Claims Measures in line with Web Interface measures Sub-set of 20 possible measures 2014 Cardiovascular Prevention measures group in support of Million Hearts * If technically feasible 16

17 Public Reporting by Year Date of Publication Rule PQRS GPROs ACOs Patient Experience of Care Measures Individual Eligible Professionals (EPs) Late 2016* 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule All 2015 PQRS GPRO measures collected via the Web Interface, Registry, and EHR Minimum sample size of 20 patients. All 2015 measures reported by ACOs regardless of reporting mechanism Minimum sample size of 20 patients CAHPS for PQRS and CAHPS for ACOs Group practices of 2 or more EPs and ACOs reporting via a CMSapproved certified survey vendor. All 2015 PQRS measures collected via an EHR, Registry, or Claims 2015 Individual PQRS measures in support of Million Hearts QCDR measures Individual EPlevel. PQRS and Non- PQRS measures. No first year measures. * All data will be reported if technically feasible.

18 Benchmarking Evaluating options for a publicly reported benchmark Stakeholders engagement Suggestions may be sent to PhysicianCompare@Westat.com All suggestions received by Tuesday, March 3, 2015 may be considered in development of the 2016 PFS Proposed Rule 18

19 For More Information Please direct inquiries regarding Physician Compare to Find additional information at CMS.gov just search for Physician Compare Initiative 19